Fly Fishing Tips Archives

Fly Fishing Tip – Smallmouth Nymphing

Have you been rejected lately? I have…I’ve been smallmouth fly fishing a lot and while I have caught and landed a good number of smallies…I have also been rejected, a lot, in fact at one point last week it felt like my junior year in high school all over again. I am a stripper; whoa, […]

Video – Getting Into A Float Tube

What follows is a video….a simple one of me getting in my float tube. For those new to the tube or the sport there is some confusion on how to best enter the water and this video will give you my style. As you watch you will note I put my fins on after entering […]

Video – How To Tie A Rubber Legged Spider

This video shows how to tie a Rubber Legged Spider. It is a simple pattern that is fantastic on bluegills, red ear, trout, bass and even crappie. Even though the pattern is simple it has lots of color and movement. I think you will do well fishing this fly in and under over hanging tree […]

Video – How To Strip And Strip Set

The following video was shot at Midland Lake in the Hillenbrand FWA located just north of Linton, Indiana. The video shows you the basics of stripping a streamer as well as how to set the hook using a strip set. I am fishing for bass and using a white bunny leech pattern tied with deer […]

Video – How To Tie A Wooly Bugger

Every fly fisherman has a wooly bugger pattern and this is the one that I tie and have had much success on. As you will notice in the video, I tie in a long tail and do so because you can always trim the tail while on the water. This pattern is a trout killer […]

A Fly-Fisherman’s Tip To Cure The Biting Gnats

Well…if you have been outdoors, you know that the gnats or no-seeums are on the scene this time of year and can really wreak some havoc with our fly-fishing. Here’s two things that will help to keep them from ruining your fishing. The first is simple, buy a head net or a hat with a […]